Have you heard about Grapple?
Say 'Grape-L'
My husband and I ran across Grapples in the store yesterday. Imagine an apple crossed with a grape Pixy Stix. Yum.
Turning a natural food into a processed food. That's value added!
Are they nuts?
The website touts:
The newest thing in apples.
Eating healthy has never been this much … [Read more...]

Kids can't like what they haven't tasted. And kids can't taste foods they haven't been offered.
Pretty obvious, right?
A new study, published in the journal Appetite, shows that parents don't expose their children to foods the parents themselves don't like.
This might not be a news flash to you, but it's an idea worth keeping in mind.
Personally, I had a hard time … [Read more...]

What can you do when your kid refuses to eat the very foods he needs most?
Nutritionist Nicci Micco suggests you go "kid-friendly."
Your kid doesn't like fruit? Mix it up in a "milkshake."
Your kid won't eat beans? Mash them up into a yummy dip and serve them with chips.
Your kid shuns broccoli (and other good-for-you veggies)? Drizzle on the cheese sauce. … [Read more...]

Last Thursday, (October 11, 2012) I was thrilled to be interviewed by Sophie Herbert, host of Life Coaching with Sophie Herbert, on Martha Stewart Living Radio.
Sophie Herbert is a great host and her show is informative, supportive and fun. Sophie and I talked about How to Get Your Kids Eating Well.
In case you missed the interview you can listen to it … [Read more...]

Even chefs sometimes raise picky eaters.
"I find it inconceivable that my daughter won't eat what I cook," Wade Burch, the executive chef at 11 restaurants told The New York Times recently.
It makes me feel better to know that someone who oversees the cooking in 11 restaurants sometimes has trouble feeding his 3 daughters—one of whom is named Brie because her mother ate a lot … [Read more...]

There are many columns out there suggesting how to improve your life in the New Year. In keeping with that tradition, here are 2 changes that will definitely make your life better. They’ll also make your kids' lives better too.
1) First you: Give up your fixation with nutrition.
Trust me on this one, giving up nutrition is like spending a month at a spa: it shuts out … [Read more...]